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Monday, December 15, 2014

'ZDough—Made in New Haven and Now Sold There, Too'

NEW HAVEN - ZDough—"made in the Elm City" is "now sold there too—in the gift shop at
the New Haven Museum,114 Whitney Ave.," according to a release

The sale is "in conjunction with the current
exhibition, 'From Clocks to Lollipops: Made in New Haven.," the release said.

"According to New Haven resident and ZDough creator Kira
Rama—who originally developed the dough for her own daughter, Zadie—the silky play dough provides tactilefun for all ages. Scented with essential oils, it also happens to smell wonderful," the release said.

The New Haven Museum gift shop is open during regular museum hours: Tuesday through Friday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 12 to 5 p.m., and the first Sunday of each month, 1 to 4 p.m

ZDough
made its New Haven Museum debut in October, during “Friends and Family
Day,” at the Pardee-Morris House, the release said.

"Rama notes that, predictably, young children
flocked to the ZDough sampling table she had set up for the day," the release said.

“But I
was amazed to see 10- to 12-year-olds as engaged as the toddlers, making
complex objects for a half-hour at a time,” she said.

"But what charmed her most
was a man in his 80s, who noted the ZDough he’d just purchased was for
the hand exercises ordered by his doctor, as therapy for arthritis."

Also in the release:

"As
an elementary and special-education teacher—on hiatus while launching
her product and spending time with her family—Rama likes the idea of the
colorful material being used as a tool for young
children to play, build fine motor skills, and explore their creativity,
and also as an option for teachers, occupational therapists, and art
therapists. She notes that adults are drawn to it too, and its texture
and scents (including lavender) make it a natural stress reliever.

At the New Haven Museum Gift Shop, ZDough is available in colorful 2.5-ounce tins and Fun Packs of six, in scents such as peppermint,
rose, eucalyptus, strawberry, lemon, caramel apple, and more.
Specially colored and scented tins for Christmas and Hanukah are also in
stock. "